Comments on GOP infighting: Flare-up over failure to gerrymander in favor of Allen WestTypePad2012-01-03T13:41:33ZMiami Heraldhttp://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/tag:typepad.com,2003:http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2012/01/gop-infighting-flare-up-over-failure-to-gerrymander-in-favor-of-allen-west/comments/atom.xml/Ian commented on 'GOP infighting: Flare-up over failure to gerrymander in favor of Allen West'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e20162ff1babc3970d2012-01-06T11:29:56Z2012-01-06T11:29:56ZIanSo West gets a smaller more compact district, but is being gerrymandered out? Here are some serious flaws from whoever...<p>So West gets a smaller more compact district, but is being gerrymandered out?<br />
Here are some serious flaws from whoever wrote (and even more glaring, whoever edited this article)<br />
&quot;So adding 5.3 to 44.9 gives us 50.2%.&quot;<br />
&quot;while the new map stretches only up to Palm Beach Gardens and includes swaths of the more Democratic sections of Palm Beach and Broward counties farther from the coast, making the district less stringy and stretched out.</p>
<p>Broward GOP Chairman Richard DeNapoli argues the districts should be stretched and calls for a &quot;compact coastal district.&quot;&quot;<br />
Wait, stretch it to make it compact?</p>
<p>&quot;Florida&#39;s 22nd Congressional District is currently is made up of 36.5% Democrats, 36.4% Republicans and 27% Other &quot;<br />
&quot;At the time of the November 2010 election, the district was made up of 37.4% Republicans, 37.5% Democrats and 25.1% Other registration.&quot;<br />
The district of 2010 is the current one. The district will change next election. This may just be a grammatical slip, but once again, WHO EDITED THIS?</p>GOP Voter commented on 'GOP infighting: Flare-up over failure to gerrymander in favor of Allen West'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e201675fea5590970b2012-01-03T20:30:41Z2012-01-03T20:30:41ZGOP VoterBoy the media got the title of this article wrong. The whole point is to NOT create a gerrymandered district...<p>Boy the media got the title of this article wrong. The whole point is to NOT create a gerrymandered district in District 22. The way these proposals look it is being gerrymandered. Take a look at the maps, everyone. DeNapoli is writing that the proposals don&#39;t meet the standards of Amendments 5 and 6.</p>Randall McMurphy commented on 'GOP infighting: Flare-up over failure to gerrymander in favor of Allen West'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e20168e4eb20f1970c2012-01-03T19:39:10Z2012-01-03T19:39:10ZRandall McMurphyWow, imagine that, Republicans and Allen West being selective about the Constitution...<p>Wow, imagine that, Republicans and Allen West being selective about the Constitution...</p>Stan commented on 'GOP infighting: Flare-up over failure to gerrymander in favor of Allen West'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e20162fef40ec1970d2012-01-03T18:13:45Z2012-01-03T18:13:45ZStanOnce again, the reporter gets the facts wrong when (s)he says you cannot protect an incumbent. What it actually says...<p>Once again, the reporter gets the facts wrong when (s)he says you cannot protect an incumbent. What it actually says is you cannot &quot;favor&quot; an incumbent. But, the real deletion, it also says you cannot &quot;disfavor&quot; an incumbent. Clearly be being drawn out of ones district (s)he is being disfavored. Now, how you neither favor nor disfavor an incumbent (or political party, the other item now in the constitution) is metaphysically impossible, but hey, that&#39;s inconvenient and actually requires burning one calorie of thought.</p>GOP Voter commented on 'GOP infighting: Flare-up over failure to gerrymander in favor of Allen West'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e20162fef30d58970d2012-01-03T16:39:34Z2012-01-03T16:39:34ZGOP VoterPretty clever way to make an argument without actually talking about getting West more Republican voters. The GOP opposed Amendments...<p>Pretty clever way to make an argument without actually talking about getting West more Republican voters. The GOP opposed Amendments 5 and 6, yet the argument presented by DeNapoli is that the district isn&#39;t respecting 5 and 6. Anyone looking at the West proposed district has to wonder about that swing it takes into western Broward. DeNapoli even uses the Democrat opinions to show why the district needs to change. Good argument.<br />
</p>Robert Jenkins commented on 'GOP infighting: Flare-up over failure to gerrymander in favor of Allen West'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451b26169e201675fe677cc970b2012-01-03T14:15:27Z2012-01-03T14:15:27ZRobert JenkinsIt seems even "Boss" Republicans don't like Allen West. I just can't believe the RPOF, is blatantly asking that illegal...<p>It seems even &quot;Boss&quot; Republicans don&#39;t like Allen West. I just can&#39;t believe the RPOF, is blatantly asking that illegal lines be drawn, to &quot;save&quot; incumbants. I believe the USDOJ, has to approve any changes made due to a consent decree; as at one time these illegal practices were &quot;less&quot; open than they are today. Can you imagine, this party fracturing over illegal acts? Not philsophical reasons; but asking openly for a crime to be committed. WOWSER! Another bullet point as to why we are known as FLORIDUUUUUH!</p>